Pennington County, Minnesota

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administration
US state : Minnesota
Administrative headquarters : Thief River Falls
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
101 Main Avenue N
Thief River Falls, MN 56701-1901
Foundation : November 23, 1910
Made up from: Red Lake County
Area code : 001 218
Demographics
Residents : 13,930  (2010)
Population density : 8.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1601 km²
Water surface : 5 km²
map
Map of Pennington County within Minnesota
Website : co.pennington.mn.us

The Pennington County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 , the county had 13,930 residents and a population density of 8.7 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Thief River Falls .

geography

The county is in northwest Minnesota. It has an area of ​​1601 square kilometers, of which five square kilometers are water. The county is traversed by the Red Lake River , a right tributary of the Red River of the North . The following neighboring counties border Pennington County:

Marshall County
Polk County Compass card (de) .svg Beltrami County
Red Lake County Clearwater County

history

Pennington County was formed on November 23, 1910 from parts of Red Lake County. It was named after Edmund Pennington , a person in charge of Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway .

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1910 9376 -
1920 12.091 29%
1930 10,487 -13.3%
1940 12,913 23.1%
1950 12,965 0.4%
1960 12,468 -3.8%
1970 13,266 6.4%
1980 15,258 15%
1990 13.306 -12.8%
2000 13,584 2.1%
2010 13,930 2.5%
1900–1990 2000 2010
Thief River Falls Public Library , listed on the NRHP
Old Soo Line Depot , listed on the NRHP

According to the 2010 census , Pennington County had 13,930 people in 5825 households. The population density was 8.7 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.3 people lived in each of the 5825 households.

The racial the population was composed of 94.1 percent white, 1.6 percent African American, 1.7 percent Native American, 0.8 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 3.0 percent of the population.

23.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.0 percent were 65 years or older. 50.7 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 45,007  USD . The per capita income was $ 23,142. 11.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Pennington County localities

Citys

Unincorporated Communities

structure

Pennington County is divided into 21 townships in addition to the three cities :

Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Black River Township 82    27-06364
Bray Township 64    27-07444
Cloverleaf Township 84    27-12304
Deer Park Township 126    27-15292
Goodridge Township 79    27-24488
Hickory Township 80    27-28808
Highlanding Township 194    27-29024
Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Kratka Township 131    27-33740
Mayfield Township 51    27-41156
North township 379    27-46510
North Township 708    27-46762
Numedal Township 90    27-47590
Polk Center Township 87    27-51802
Pure township 87    27-53746
Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
River Falls Township 178    27-54574
Rocksbury Township 1211    27-55060
Sanders Township 298    27-58342
Silverton Township 187    27-60448
Smiley Township 580    27-60898
Star Township 120    27-62482
Wyandotte Township 130    27-71878

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 659502. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Pennington County, MN ( July 16, 2011 memento on WebCite ) Retrieved May 31, 2013
  3. ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved May 31, 2013
  4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 17, 2011
  5. ^ Census 2010 - Minnesota , Retrieved May 5, 2020

Web links

Commons : Pennington County, Minnesota  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 48 ° 4 ′  N , 96 ° 2 ′  W